Is Serotonin-Depression Link a Myth?

As much as we'd like to think that medicine is a precise science, sometimes it just isn't. Some medications work great, but it's not always clear why...think aspirin. What works for one doesn't always help another. PsychCentral's Is The Link Between Serotonin And Depression A Myth? discusses SSRIs as part of a comprehensive treatment plan.

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People First, Please

Using a "People First" approach in our speech and writing can really make a positive difference in how individuals and mental illness are portrayed and perceived. We've paired two very different articles and we link you to a section of our web site, all of which speak to reducing stigma and prejudice.

"Whole Brain" Leadership

Whether you're leading a large corporation, a team at your workplace or you're the owner of a small business, you need more than just the analytical side of your brain to succeed. To be successful in an ever-changing business environment, it's important to know Which Side Of The Brain Is Most Important For A Business Leader?

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Mental Health Parity 101

Understanding insurance benefits and restrictions is never easy, especially when new regulations or laws make it more difficult to decipher. Kaiser Health News does a nice job of using Q&A format to clarify and help us better understand the implications of new rules in the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act.

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Time for Psychiatric Intervention?

Chances are, at some point or another, all of us have wondered whether or not it's time to intervene with someone who's struggling emotionally. We might wonder if it's a phase or an isolated incident that doesn't warrant intervention. Maybe we want to intervene, but we're not sure how to help or what we might uncover. These two articles don't provide all the answers, but they give good pointers on when it's probably time to take things seriously.

Thriving with Mental Illness

As individuals raise their expectations about living as healthy a life as possible when diagnosed with mental illness, the goal of thriving emerges. PsychCentral.com has created a new interview series, Thriving With Mental Illness, to not only say individuals live successfully with mental illness, but to share how they do it. This first interview is with Elaina Martin, popular blogger of Being Beautifully Bipolar, but the conversation has relevance for any diagnosis.

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Neuroscience and Mental Illness

Neuroscience continues to generate new research and breakthroughs in the mental health field. Understanding the brain's neural circuitry and how the network is shared between disorders such as schizophrenia and depression is a prime focus. Another example of the possibilities to treat Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Post partum depression and other disorders is discussed in New Wave Of Research May Replace Drug Development In Years To Come.

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Could It Really Cost A Half-Trillion Dollars?

While much of our agency's work is educational, another important aspect of our mission is legislative and public policy advocacy. As an agency, these issues are front-and-center for us all the time. The Half-Trillion-Dollar Depression from The New York Times clearly articulates why access to mental health services is so important across so many dimensions of our society.